slamonline.com - 8/14/2008
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by Marcel Mutoni
Following days of mockery, faux outrage, and general confusion from the rest of the world, you’d think that the Spanish hoops team would’ve realized by now that, no, it’s not okay to strike a highly offensive and blatantly racist pose (one that stopped being funny around the sixth grade) and make it your team picture.
Worse still if ...
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I.O.C., Player responses to controversial “racist” Spanish Ad
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... Following days of mockery, faux outrage, and general confusion from the rest of the world, you’d think that the Spanish hoops team would’ve realized by now that, no, it’s not okay to strike a highly offensive and blatantly racist pose and make it your team picture. - SLAM Magazine What’s unique about this photograph is that it ran in two of Spain’s biggest newspapers…The Spanish press doesn’t think these photos are a big deal, but the rest of the world disagrees. - Deadspin Spanish Players Respond Included in the photo are many former, current and future NBA players such as ...
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